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FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting) has been at work since 1986 -- see their archives for 2003[1].

"Fake news" is not a new issue, this has always existed, and the real antidote is the same now as it has always been: critical thinking.

Then the media would just hide behind the fact that the fabricated evidence was coming from the intel agencies.

If it was up and running back in 2003, the fact checkers would have been saying that there were WMD's in Iraq.

That's doubtful. My understanding is that most bodies outside of the special pentagon task force established by the WH at the time were skeptical.